You are spot on about not mistaking our "restraint" as a sign of weakness.
I know this will sound a bit juvenile, but I believe we have passed the point of no return some time back – about 10 years ago. The word on the world “streets” needs to be, “Don’t screw with those guys – they’ll kick your ass in a minute.”
We have seen how the concept of, “Let’s just all get along” works with the world’s thugs. It doesn’t. The UN is worthless – nothing more than American liberalism on a global scale. Gimme – gimme – gimme- gimme. For some reason, most of the world thinks that the USA owes them something. Just like our home grown disease – liberalism – fosters the belief, “the Guberment owes me.”
To our liberals, and the UN, I say, “Piss off – take a hike – take a long walk off a short plank – F*** YOU!”
The US needs to make an example out of someone – a country. Pile drive ‘em, break ‘em, introduce them to the fact that they are, now, nothing more than a footnote in the history books. That footnote being, “they chose poorly.”
We owe the world nothing – yet we are the world’s most willing neighbor. We are hated and despised. Why?
Time to drop the hammer.
Just my HO.
LVM